Archbishop Dolan to mark 30th anniversary of Archbishop Sheen’s death with memorial Mass
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New York City, N.Y., Dec 3, 2009 / 05:25 am (CNA).- Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan will celebrate a special St. Patrick’s Cathedral Mass on Dec. 9 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The Mass will be broadcast live on the Catholic television network EWTN.

Archbishop Sheen was a radio host and bestselling author who also hosted the popular 1950s television series “Life is Worth Living.” He served as the Bishop of Rochester, New York from 1966 to 1969.

He died on Dec. 9, 1979.

In 2002, Archbishop Sheen was declared a Servant of God. In 2008, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints opened his cause to consider his beatification and canonization.

Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan will be the main celebrant and homilist at the memorial Mass.

The archbishop has told EWTN host Raymond Arroyo that he had the chance to meet the famous prelate several times. However, he only became interested in him during his graduate work on the history of the Catholic Church in the U.S.

Archbishop Dolan told EWTN:

“My professor, John Tracy Ellis, used to say there’s never been anybody who’s been able to communicate the timeless truths of the Catholic religion to a very timely culture, namely the United States, like Fulton Sheen – without diluting any of the essentials of our Catholic Faith. He was able to present it in an eminently attractive way and that has always inspired me...”

Archbishop Dolan said he would never pretend to be like Archbishop Sheen or to have “his culture and bearing.” However, Sheen was an “inspiration” to him to bring “the immutable truths of the Catholic Faith to a very changing culture and society.”

The memorial Mass will be broadcast live on EWTN at 5:30 Eastern Time on Dec. 9. It will be rebroadcast at midnight Eastern Time.

The EWTN web site is at http://www.ewtn.com

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Subscriber comments:
Published by: Fran Caprini
Elmhurst Il USA 12/09/2009 11:25 AM EST
Is the Life is Worth Living series available for viewing? I would love to share this man's thoughts with my children.
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Published by: Gene
Hoboken, NJ 12/04/2009 09:28 AM EST
It is remarkable to hear the recordings of Bishop Sheen today. It sounds like he is speaking today, live. God bless this holy and good man.
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Published by: Stephen
USA 12/03/2009 01:46 PM EST
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was both prophetic and annointed by the Holy Spirit to host the most inspiring televison show in the history of American television. Over 5 million viewers a week would tune in to watch Life is Worth Living in the 1950's even winning an Emmy Award during those years over competition of the likes of the legendary Frank Sinatra Show and Milton Berle who was known as Mr. Television in those days. May Archbishop Fulton Sheen soon be beatified and canonized in the very near future. Tens of millions of viewers tuned in to both his television and radio programs over the years because his awe inspiring talks were all inspired by the Holy Spirit. Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen pray for us.
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